Archive · 15 Dec 2025
Telangana's Higher Education Faces Severe Crisis
Telangana is having a big problem with its colleges.
Many private engineering and degree colleges have closed because not enough students are enrolling, and the government isn't helping them with money.
This is especially bad for minority students who can't afford higher education.
A man named Abid Rasul Khan is worried because these closures mean students can't go to college and have to take low-paying jobs instead.
He wants the government to help fix this problem by giving money to the colleges or changing how they pay for students' fees.
If they don't, many young people might not get the education they need to have good jobs in the future.
174 private engineering colleges closed due to AICTE norm violations, reducing institutions in rural districts.
64 degree colleges closed in 2025 alone due to poor enrollment, particularly in rural areas.
40 minority engineering colleges closed due to delays in fee reimbursements and lack of funds.
Minority Muslim students struggle to afford higher education beyond 10+2 level, often taking low-paying jobs.
Former chairman Abid Rasul Khan urges government intervention to revive closed institutions and prevent long-term consequences.
- Who
- Telangana's higher education sector, particularly private engineering and degree colleges, and minority students
- What
- A crisis in higher education due to the closure of numerous institutions, affecting access to quality education and socio-economic disparities
- When
- The crisis has been ongoing for the past decade, with 64 degree colleges closed in 2025 alone
- Where
- Telangana, India, particularly in rural districts
- Why
- Closures are due to poor enrollment, delays in fee reimbursements, and inability to mobilise additional funds, leading to a lack of access to higher education for minority youth
- Number of engineering colleges closed
- 174
- Number of degree colleges closed in 2025
- 64
- Sanctioned seats in closed minority colleges
- 16,000
- Area of some closed college buildings
- 1.5 lakh square feet
- Current education level provided by TGMWES
- 10+2